This blog, I'm sorry to say, will be sans pictures. We still don't have wifi in our new place (Nathan is calling about that right now!) so we are in Starbucks, using theirs.
The move this weekend was a little insane, but it went well. We had a ton of help (thank you, my amazing family!!!) especially in the morning. We were able to get pretty much everything moved on Saturday. We didn't really unpack anything other than our bedroom furniture on Saturday night, because we were exhausted.
Sunday morning, we woke up to a disaster of a house. Somehow, when you move, you never expect to wake up the next day to a house full of boxes...but alas, alack, the Unpacking Fairies did not visit us in the night, and we spent the morning comically digging through things to try to find food and clothing.
Around 11:30 we headed up to Forest Lake for my mom's 50th birthday party. It was so much fun! I got to see my brother Matt who came in from Chicago for the party, and several other people I hadn't seen in a while. It's rare that we get all 5 kids and significant others together...unfortunately, Emily couldn't make it. I guess we'll just have to go to Chicago soon to visit them!
After the party, all of the siblings headed over to Pops' and Grams' house for pizza and, in Cody's case, copious amounts of wine. Nathan and I had planned to do some serious housework on Sunday after the party, but of course, by the time we got home, we didn't really want to do much. We did manage to unpack most of our clothes, and I got a good start on organizing my amazingly gigantic closet.
Monday we got an early start. I had class, and chapel, and then we headed over to our old apartment for the last time. We spent about 2 hours scouring the place (it's never been so clean) and then loaded up the last few little things that we had left there on Saturday. Then we locked up, turned in the keys, and left. After lunch, we began to unpack the plethora of boxes that basically made it impossible to walk through our house.
By Monday evening, our upstairs was pretty much done. The study (with all of our books), our bedroom, and our bathroom were unpacked and completely set up. Tuesday was another long (but very productive) day of unpacking. We hauled all of the things for our kitchen and living room down into the basement, because we are renovating those rooms. Then we set up a temporary living space and kitchen area (with a toaster oven and microwave) and packed everything that wasn't completely necessary away for the next two months. I will post pictures of all of this soon. Promise!!
So today is the little things...calling about wifi, contacting our association with some questions, grocery shopping (we've eaten so much Subway in the last week...) and basically tying up loose ends.
Then the renovations begin! Oh joy.
Love to all,
Lissa
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
We Bought A House
Yes, that is right. We bought a house. And we are moving this Saturday.
It's kind of crazy, actually. We were semi-casually looking, and this place kept coming up. It was too good of a place, at too good of a price to pass up.
It's a town house in New Brighton...not my ideal location, but everything in the cities is either crap, or out of our price range. And since we will only be here for 3 or 4 years (enough time to finish school, do some theatre, and move to Manhattan) I can deal with the fact that I live in a suburb.
Things I love about my house.
1) It is 500 square feet bigger than our current place, NOT including the basement.
2) The basement. While it is technically "unfinished" it is clean, painted, and completely usable for a work room for Nathan.
3) The laundry room. It's in the basement, and the washer and dryer do not require me to feed it quarters before I can wash my clothes.
4) Three bedrooms. And because Nathan has the basement as a workspace, we will be able to have a guest room, and a library/study.
5) Walk in closet. Huge. Mine. Need I say more?
Things I Hate:
The kitchen. That's it. But since we got an INCREDIBLE price on the townhouse (so good...you have no idea) and because we paid way less than we expected to pay for a house, we are redoing the entire ground level floor. Reflooring, new appliances, new cabinets, etc. Nathan's dad is an architect, so he helped us with the design, and because Nathan is great with house work (he a lot of the same kind of work on his sister's house when they lived in St Paul) we won't have to pay for most of the labor.
We;ll be eating Chinese food and microwave dinners for about a month, but it will be so worth it!!
So all in all, we are both very excited to be moving. It's not our dream house, but it't will be a good place for the next few years.
And anyone who wants to is welcome to help us move this Saturday...just saying.
Love to you all,
Lissa
It's kind of crazy, actually. We were semi-casually looking, and this place kept coming up. It was too good of a place, at too good of a price to pass up.
It's a town house in New Brighton...not my ideal location, but everything in the cities is either crap, or out of our price range. And since we will only be here for 3 or 4 years (enough time to finish school, do some theatre, and move to Manhattan) I can deal with the fact that I live in a suburb.
Things I love about my house.
1) It is 500 square feet bigger than our current place, NOT including the basement.
2) The basement. While it is technically "unfinished" it is clean, painted, and completely usable for a work room for Nathan.
3) The laundry room. It's in the basement, and the washer and dryer do not require me to feed it quarters before I can wash my clothes.
4) Three bedrooms. And because Nathan has the basement as a workspace, we will be able to have a guest room, and a library/study.
5) Walk in closet. Huge. Mine. Need I say more?
Things I Hate:
The kitchen. That's it. But since we got an INCREDIBLE price on the townhouse (so good...you have no idea) and because we paid way less than we expected to pay for a house, we are redoing the entire ground level floor. Reflooring, new appliances, new cabinets, etc. Nathan's dad is an architect, so he helped us with the design, and because Nathan is great with house work (he a lot of the same kind of work on his sister's house when they lived in St Paul) we won't have to pay for most of the labor.
We;ll be eating Chinese food and microwave dinners for about a month, but it will be so worth it!!
So all in all, we are both very excited to be moving. It's not our dream house, but it't will be a good place for the next few years.
And anyone who wants to is welcome to help us move this Saturday...just saying.
Love to you all,
Lissa
Monday, February 14, 2011
Favorite Recipes
I tried to insert the links into this post, but they wouldn't show up one I posted the blog...they just left big empty spaces. So you'll have to copy paste into your browser. Sorry.
As per Sheryl's request, I am posting the links to some of my new favorite recipes.
There are the old standbys, of course. Some of the regular dishes at our house (and by regular, I mean bi-weekly, or even weekly. We love a few of these) are Kimbap (a Korean Seaweed wrap), Thai Peanut Curry, Parmesan Chicken with marinara sauce on pasta, and breakfast (we both love breakfast for dinner...eggs, pancakes, bacon, etc)
Most of these recipes aren't really recipes...the Peanut Curry recipe is Nathan's, and Kimbap is a little different every time. Breakfast is self explanatory.
For the Parmesan Chicken, I don't use a recipe. I just throw some whole wheat bread, parmesan cheese, and a clove or 2 of fresh garlic in the food processor. If we have fresh basil, I use that as well. Otherwise, I will sometimes use an italian seasoning blend. I dip the thawed chicken breast in olive oil, then, then coat it thoroughly in the crumb mixture. I bake at 425 for about 20 minutes in a glass dish (or until it's done...be careful it doesn't dry out!!). Sometimes I flip it halfway through so both sides are nice and crispy. Then I throw it on a bed of pasta (usually angel hair or fettuccine), and cover with marinara sauce. I prefer Hunts, when I'm too lazy to buy the canned tomatoes and make my own. (Which is almost always.)
So...besides all of that, here are some links to a few recipes I've tried recently and LOVED. They are all pretty simple (proven by the fact that I can make them). Have fun!
Baked Spaghetti Squash: I love pasta, and so does Nathan. Lately we've been substituting Spaghetti squash for most of our pasta dishes (including parmesan chicken, and plain old spaghetti with a meat sauce). It's a little bit of a different texture than pasta, but I love it! It goes especially well with a spicier marinara sauce, like we prefer. (I usually doctor up Hunts sauce with red pepper powder and herbs). One thing I will warn you of though...most spaghetti squash recipes will not tell you to drain the squash, but DO IT!!! It has a lot of water in it, and while it doesn't change the flavor, it's a little annoying when it's runny. I usually squeeze it out between paper towels after cooking it.
I also skip the bell peppers and olives in this recipe, and usually the onion. Because in my world, raw bell peppers are great. Cooked, they are disgusting. The parsley is unnecessary, but it's cheap, so we usually have it on hand.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/recipes/baked-spaghetti-squash-540269/;_ylt=And29FamDJ48blo6Ucj_ZL3kgKU5
And spaghetti squash recipe 2. Once again, I exclude the olives.
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/spaghetti-squash-i/Detail.aspx
I hate making pancakes from scratch...so messy and time consuming! But the "just add water" pancakes are gross. I found this and I love it. It basically adds a couple of things to boxed pancake mix, and they are delicious. Light, fluffy, and perfectly golden brown.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4451505_better-pancakes-commercial-mix.html
Soup!! This soup tastes fresh, delicious, and creamy. Also, it's outrageously easy to make. I like to cut back on the alfredo sauce just a little, to make it less rich. Just add or subtract to taste.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/recipes/tortellini-florentine-soup-540215/;_ylt=AlPYg7R9cwCh3n8yQ00LqzfkgKU5
As you can see, we mostly like Asian and Italian food. Sorry about that. But this recipe is so easy, and looks pretty impressive.
http://www.bhg.com/recipe/pasta/ravioli-vegetable-stacks/
And this is the dessert I've been making for pretty much every meal lately. Don't bash it before you try it...I was skeptical too. But it is WAY better than traditional pudding recipes, and way easier. I will never stand over a stove and stir milk for 20 minutes ever again. Just watch the boiling, or you will have a microwave full of chocolate. And add a pat of butter with the vanilla.
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/hasty-chocolate-pudding/Detail.aspx
Here are some things on my "to try" list.
http://www.countryliving.com/recipefinder/margherita-pizza-clv0108
http://www.bhg.com/recipe/beef/herb-garlic-beef-roast/
http://www.bhg.com/recipe/turkey/turkey-burgers-home-fries/
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/mushroom-spring-rolls-with-creamy-ginger-sauce
And the scariest...
http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2005/10/french-chocolat/
Enjoy!!
Love to you all,
Lissa
As per Sheryl's request, I am posting the links to some of my new favorite recipes.
There are the old standbys, of course. Some of the regular dishes at our house (and by regular, I mean bi-weekly, or even weekly. We love a few of these) are Kimbap (a Korean Seaweed wrap), Thai Peanut Curry, Parmesan Chicken with marinara sauce on pasta, and breakfast (we both love breakfast for dinner...eggs, pancakes, bacon, etc)
Most of these recipes aren't really recipes...the Peanut Curry recipe is Nathan's, and Kimbap is a little different every time. Breakfast is self explanatory.
For the Parmesan Chicken, I don't use a recipe. I just throw some whole wheat bread, parmesan cheese, and a clove or 2 of fresh garlic in the food processor. If we have fresh basil, I use that as well. Otherwise, I will sometimes use an italian seasoning blend. I dip the thawed chicken breast in olive oil, then, then coat it thoroughly in the crumb mixture. I bake at 425 for about 20 minutes in a glass dish (or until it's done...be careful it doesn't dry out!!). Sometimes I flip it halfway through so both sides are nice and crispy. Then I throw it on a bed of pasta (usually angel hair or fettuccine), and cover with marinara sauce. I prefer Hunts, when I'm too lazy to buy the canned tomatoes and make my own. (Which is almost always.)
So...besides all of that, here are some links to a few recipes I've tried recently and LOVED. They are all pretty simple (proven by the fact that I can make them). Have fun!
Baked Spaghetti Squash: I love pasta, and so does Nathan. Lately we've been substituting Spaghetti squash for most of our pasta dishes (including parmesan chicken, and plain old spaghetti with a meat sauce). It's a little bit of a different texture than pasta, but I love it! It goes especially well with a spicier marinara sauce, like we prefer. (I usually doctor up Hunts sauce with red pepper powder and herbs). One thing I will warn you of though...most spaghetti squash recipes will not tell you to drain the squash, but DO IT!!! It has a lot of water in it, and while it doesn't change the flavor, it's a little annoying when it's runny. I usually squeeze it out between paper towels after cooking it.
I also skip the bell peppers and olives in this recipe, and usually the onion. Because in my world, raw bell peppers are great. Cooked, they are disgusting. The parsley is unnecessary, but it's cheap, so we usually have it on hand.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/recipes/baked-spaghetti-squash-540269/;_ylt=And29FamDJ48blo6Ucj_ZL3kgKU5
And spaghetti squash recipe 2. Once again, I exclude the olives.
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/spaghetti-squash-i/Detail.aspx
I hate making pancakes from scratch...so messy and time consuming! But the "just add water" pancakes are gross. I found this and I love it. It basically adds a couple of things to boxed pancake mix, and they are delicious. Light, fluffy, and perfectly golden brown.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4451505_better-pancakes-commercial-mix.html
Soup!! This soup tastes fresh, delicious, and creamy. Also, it's outrageously easy to make. I like to cut back on the alfredo sauce just a little, to make it less rich. Just add or subtract to taste.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/recipes/tortellini-florentine-soup-540215/;_ylt=AlPYg7R9cwCh3n8yQ00LqzfkgKU5
As you can see, we mostly like Asian and Italian food. Sorry about that. But this recipe is so easy, and looks pretty impressive.
http://www.bhg.com/recipe/pasta/ravioli-vegetable-stacks/
And this is the dessert I've been making for pretty much every meal lately. Don't bash it before you try it...I was skeptical too. But it is WAY better than traditional pudding recipes, and way easier. I will never stand over a stove and stir milk for 20 minutes ever again. Just watch the boiling, or you will have a microwave full of chocolate. And add a pat of butter with the vanilla.
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/hasty-chocolate-pudding/Detail.aspx
Here are some things on my "to try" list.
http://www.countryliving.com/recipefinder/margherita-pizza-clv0108
http://www.bhg.com/recipe/beef/herb-garlic-beef-roast/
http://www.bhg.com/recipe/turkey/turkey-burgers-home-fries/
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/mushroom-spring-rolls-with-creamy-ginger-sauce
And the scariest...
http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2005/10/french-chocolat/
Enjoy!!
Love to you all,
Lissa
Right Now I am Loving...
- Coffee. With Coffee Mate French Vanilla creamer. I refill before every class, because most of my classes require a good amount of caffeine to survive.
- Books. I received so many awesome books for Christmas (thank you, Sheryl) and it's been amazing to have an array of new, unread literature on my shelves. I still have a few left before I have to start skulking around Barnes and Noble again.
- Gilmore Girls. I love this all the time. It is my background noise for all of my studying.
- Volleyball. Have I mentioned lately that my Junior Olympics team is awesome? I love these girls so much!!
- Cooking. That's right, I have discovered a new love for cooking. It's been several weeks of me making 2 or 3 meals a day, and LOVING it. Usually Nathan does the majority of the cooking, but I've become obsessed with searching through cookbooks and online recipes. I've bookmarked about a zillion online recipes that I have to try. I'm still not certain if this is a phase or a new hobby. We'll see.
- And most of all, I love my incredible husband. Every day I am reminded of how blessed I am. He is an awesome, loving, guy who makes me smile a hundred times a day.
- Books. I received so many awesome books for Christmas (thank you, Sheryl) and it's been amazing to have an array of new, unread literature on my shelves. I still have a few left before I have to start skulking around Barnes and Noble again.
- Gilmore Girls. I love this all the time. It is my background noise for all of my studying.
- Volleyball. Have I mentioned lately that my Junior Olympics team is awesome? I love these girls so much!!
- Cooking. That's right, I have discovered a new love for cooking. It's been several weeks of me making 2 or 3 meals a day, and LOVING it. Usually Nathan does the majority of the cooking, but I've become obsessed with searching through cookbooks and online recipes. I've bookmarked about a zillion online recipes that I have to try. I'm still not certain if this is a phase or a new hobby. We'll see.
- And most of all, I love my incredible husband. Every day I am reminded of how blessed I am. He is an awesome, loving, guy who makes me smile a hundred times a day.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
The Subjunctive Mood Exemplified
If I were a month, I'd be September, with it's colorful leaves and brisk air.
If I were a day of the week, I'd be Friday.
If I were a time of day, I'd be late at night.
If I were a sea animal, I'd be a Shark. Rawr.
If I were a direction, I’d be East.
If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be a window seat.
If I were a liquid, I’d be espresso.
If I were a gemstone, I’d an emerald.
If I were a tree, I’d be a weeping willow.
If I were a flower, I'd be the very reddest rose.
If I were a kind of weather, I’d be rain.
If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a cello.
If I were a color, I’d be a shimmering gold.
If I were an emotion, I’d be joy.
If I were a fruit, I’d be a raspberry.
If I were one of the four elements, I'd be water.
If I were a food, I'd be a souffle.
If I were a place, I’d be Manhattan.
If I were a material, I’d be cashmere.
If I were a scent, I’d be vanilla.
If I were an animal, I'd be an affectionate cat.
If I were a facial expression, I'd be a smile.
If I were a pair of shoes, I’d be intricate. Like these.
If I were a day of the week, I'd be Friday.
If I were a time of day, I'd be late at night.
If I were a sea animal, I'd be a Shark. Rawr.
If I were a direction, I’d be East.
If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be a window seat.
If I were a liquid, I’d be espresso.
If I were a gemstone, I’d an emerald.
If I were a tree, I’d be a weeping willow.
If I were a flower, I'd be the very reddest rose.
If I were a kind of weather, I’d be rain.
If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a cello.
If I were a color, I’d be a shimmering gold.
If I were an emotion, I’d be joy.
If I were a fruit, I’d be a raspberry.
If I were one of the four elements, I'd be water.
If I were a food, I'd be a souffle.
If I were a place, I’d be Manhattan.
If I were a material, I’d be cashmere.
If I were a scent, I’d be vanilla.
If I were an animal, I'd be an affectionate cat.
If I were a facial expression, I'd be a smile.
If I were a pair of shoes, I’d be intricate. Like these.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
The Search Is On...
A week or so ago, Nathan and I woke up to a lovely little letter under our door that informed us of some housing changes at NWC. Because of the economy and the resulting drop in enrollment number, our school is dropping on of their main off campus housing facilities. And where will they put all of those homeless students? In married housing, of course.
That's right. We are being kicked off campus; the move out deadline is July 1st.
Granted, I'm not too disappointed. I've been wanting to move for quite some time, and I've spent a good amount of time searching for houses and condos online.
But now, it's for real. And I've discovered that searching is a little less fun when you have five months to find a place to live. Nathan seems to be really enjoying himself, though. We are looking to buy, because what we are paying in rent now is several hundred dollars more than the house payments will be on any of the condos or houses we are looking at. There are so many good deals right now, we feel that it would be silly to continue to throw money down the drain every month, which is basically what renting feels like after a while.
We are going to actually look at our first home this morning, after the class I am currently sitting in finishes up. Please pray for wisdom, guidance, and sanity during the next few months as we look for a new place to call home
Love to you all,
Lissa
That's right. We are being kicked off campus; the move out deadline is July 1st.
Granted, I'm not too disappointed. I've been wanting to move for quite some time, and I've spent a good amount of time searching for houses and condos online.
But now, it's for real. And I've discovered that searching is a little less fun when you have five months to find a place to live. Nathan seems to be really enjoying himself, though. We are looking to buy, because what we are paying in rent now is several hundred dollars more than the house payments will be on any of the condos or houses we are looking at. There are so many good deals right now, we feel that it would be silly to continue to throw money down the drain every month, which is basically what renting feels like after a while.
We are going to actually look at our first home this morning, after the class I am currently sitting in finishes up. Please pray for wisdom, guidance, and sanity during the next few months as we look for a new place to call home
Love to you all,
Lissa
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Classes and Other Such Exciting Things.
School has officially started! And I am officially back in the "I Love School" mode. Here is my usual, ranting breakdown of my classes.
So quick class breakdown...
New Testament History and Literature: I took this class LAST spring for about 2 weeks, and then promptly gave up. I am not a morning person (shocking, I know) and the class was at 7:55 AM. Now, I've had other classes that early, but not with a professor who spoke in monotone about things I've known since 6th grade. I'm not being cocky or anything...the fact is, when you grow up at CLBS, general Bible courses in college are a breeze. I decided to try again this semester, with a different professor. The class is at 8:35, which is only slightly better, but the professor is great. He's dynamic, funny, and he asks a lot of open ended questions...you know, the kind that actually leave some room for the students' opinions and get discussions going. I hate it when teachers only ask questions with one word answers, and avoid answering any questions that might lead them the tiniest bit away from their notes. We even had a bit of an argument about whether or not Genesis 3:15 was intended as a prophecy or not. It was refreshing.
Intro to Theatre Technology: This is the class I am either going to drop, or fail. I need to decide quickly, because I'm nearing the end of the drop period. The class is supposed to be exactly what the title says...a basic introduction to the technical side of theatre. Now, the technical side of theatre is not my forte...I prefer to be on stage in a ridiculous costume and too much makeup. But I've done a fair amount of technical work also, mostly relating to set building. I've done work in some major Minneapolis professional theatres. But this class will be the death of me.
For starters, we have to do 35 hours of tech work OUTSIDE of class. That would be fine...if we didn't all have upwards of 18 credits, work part-time, and weren't involved in various other aspects of the theatre program at NWC. But the hours I can deal with. It's a few hours a day at the scene shop. However, piled on top of that are about a zillion projects that have to be handed in, such as complex set designs, drawings, models, etc. Besides the fact that I CANNOT DRAW, and besides the fact that I spent two hours today staring at a blueprint of a set and listening to my prof talk about it, and didn't understand a word, this class is stellar.
The more I write, the more I think I might have to drop it.
Biblical Worldview: Community and Culture: This class is interesting, but I don't have much to blog about it. It's your basic interesting-but-easy theology class at NWC. The professor is brilliant, with about a hundred degrees in various fields from public and private universities. The best part about his brilliance is that he has that rare talent to take it and translate it to students who may not be quite as brilliant. And he manages to not sound condescending. It's a morning class, but worth getting up for.
Introduction to Communications: So much I could say about this class. So much. But I'll stick to the basics. This class is supposed to cover the basic types of communication, how we use them, why we use them, etc. All of that boring, basic, easy stuff. And it is an easy class, but mostly because we spend about 30 of ever 65 minute class watching youtube videos. None of them have anything to do with what we are talking about. There are two themes for the youtube videos. A) The love of Jesus, portrayed as cheesily as possible. B) Conservative politics are bad. Liberal Christians are very persecuted. Conservative media is biased, and liberal media is neutral, and balanced.
That's right. My communications professor is one of the very few politically liberal professors at NWC, and I think it has made him bitter. He manages to bring up his personal views in every single class. I wouldn't mind...in fact, I would probably enjoy it, if it weren't for the fact that none of it EVER ties in to the syllabus, or the notes, or anything else relevant in that class.
Still, at least it's entertaining.
Love to you all,
Lissa
So quick class breakdown...
New Testament History and Literature: I took this class LAST spring for about 2 weeks, and then promptly gave up. I am not a morning person (shocking, I know) and the class was at 7:55 AM. Now, I've had other classes that early, but not with a professor who spoke in monotone about things I've known since 6th grade. I'm not being cocky or anything...the fact is, when you grow up at CLBS, general Bible courses in college are a breeze. I decided to try again this semester, with a different professor. The class is at 8:35, which is only slightly better, but the professor is great. He's dynamic, funny, and he asks a lot of open ended questions...you know, the kind that actually leave some room for the students' opinions and get discussions going. I hate it when teachers only ask questions with one word answers, and avoid answering any questions that might lead them the tiniest bit away from their notes. We even had a bit of an argument about whether or not Genesis 3:15 was intended as a prophecy or not. It was refreshing.
Intro to Theatre Technology: This is the class I am either going to drop, or fail. I need to decide quickly, because I'm nearing the end of the drop period. The class is supposed to be exactly what the title says...a basic introduction to the technical side of theatre. Now, the technical side of theatre is not my forte...I prefer to be on stage in a ridiculous costume and too much makeup. But I've done a fair amount of technical work also, mostly relating to set building. I've done work in some major Minneapolis professional theatres. But this class will be the death of me.
For starters, we have to do 35 hours of tech work OUTSIDE of class. That would be fine...if we didn't all have upwards of 18 credits, work part-time, and weren't involved in various other aspects of the theatre program at NWC. But the hours I can deal with. It's a few hours a day at the scene shop. However, piled on top of that are about a zillion projects that have to be handed in, such as complex set designs, drawings, models, etc. Besides the fact that I CANNOT DRAW, and besides the fact that I spent two hours today staring at a blueprint of a set and listening to my prof talk about it, and didn't understand a word, this class is stellar.
The more I write, the more I think I might have to drop it.
Biblical Worldview: Community and Culture: This class is interesting, but I don't have much to blog about it. It's your basic interesting-but-easy theology class at NWC. The professor is brilliant, with about a hundred degrees in various fields from public and private universities. The best part about his brilliance is that he has that rare talent to take it and translate it to students who may not be quite as brilliant. And he manages to not sound condescending. It's a morning class, but worth getting up for.
Introduction to Communications: So much I could say about this class. So much. But I'll stick to the basics. This class is supposed to cover the basic types of communication, how we use them, why we use them, etc. All of that boring, basic, easy stuff. And it is an easy class, but mostly because we spend about 30 of ever 65 minute class watching youtube videos. None of them have anything to do with what we are talking about. There are two themes for the youtube videos. A) The love of Jesus, portrayed as cheesily as possible. B) Conservative politics are bad. Liberal Christians are very persecuted. Conservative media is biased, and liberal media is neutral, and balanced.
That's right. My communications professor is one of the very few politically liberal professors at NWC, and I think it has made him bitter. He manages to bring up his personal views in every single class. I wouldn't mind...in fact, I would probably enjoy it, if it weren't for the fact that none of it EVER ties in to the syllabus, or the notes, or anything else relevant in that class.
Still, at least it's entertaining.
Love to you all,
Lissa
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